The Hinsz Organ of the Bovenkerk in Kampen (Netherlands) - Organ Demonstration Tour - Paul Fey

Some days ago I've had the wonderful opportunity to play both organs at the Bovenkerk in Kampen, Netherlands! The organ you are seeing and hearing in this video is the main organ built by Hinsz and many other organ builders over the centuries. This organ features incredible Principals, Flutes and reeds and also has the beautiful Tremulant you would expect from a dutch instrument!
Timestamps for the video:
00:00 | Introduction
00:57 | Hoofdwerk (1. Manual)
03:42 | Reed Voices HW
04:29 | Tutti Hoofdwerk
05:04 | Flute Stops HW
06:17 | Bovenwerk (3. Manual)
10:25 | Reed Voices BW I
10:45 | Tremulant
13:31 | Tutti Bovenwerk I
13:59 | Bovenwerk II (Floating Manual)
16:35 | Reed Voices BW II
16:58 | Carillon Stop and Crescendo
17:28 | Tutti Bovenwerk Il
17:59 | Comparison BW I and BW II
18:56 | Rugwerk (1. Manual)
22:41 | Reed Voices RW
23:09 | Tutti Rugwerk
23:41 | Explanation 'Schokbalg'
24:36 | Tremulant RW
26:46 | Borstwerk (4. Manual)
27:53 | Reed Voices BW
28:23 | Tutti Borstwerk
28:33 | Pedal
31:15 | A 'Thank You' for Watching
32:13 | Tutti / FULL ORGAN
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[@2008truckman]

It would be such a humbling time being able to play an organ like this every Sunday.

[@PaulFey]

So true! Even hearing it in person is kind of a privilege! 😊

[@epincion]

Thanks Paul, you are a natural on screen - a personable, relaxed and intelligent presentation. You took to that historic organ like a duck to water. I like to think that great organs have seen many come and play them through the centuries and rejoice when a soul-mate comes to the console because thats when they sing.

[@kesmarn]

Well said! (I just had one of those DNA analyses done and was pleased and surprised to discover that my ancestral roots in the Netherlands go "way back"!)

[@wmbaak]

From The Netherlands I say: thank you Paul for explaining one of the most beautiful organs in my country. The way you explain is lovely, I understood everything.

[@c-historia]

awesome piece of Organ Demonstration Tour

[@SeanNCraleigh]

A beautiful demonstration and narrative of this historic Dutch organ. The voicing of this organ is "true" organ sound. The full Hauptwerk is stunning. Thanks for presenting this video, Paul

[@grahaml6668]

I've visited this lovely organ several times over 40 years. It has a unique "silvery" sound, which comes through here very nicely. The Bovenkerk congregation are justly proud of their instrument, and I hope it lasts for centuries more!

[@pauls7056]

I see Paul in all these impressive churches and cathedrals. I dare say they consider it a privilege for anyone to play their organ. But, for those of us who experience and enjoy Paul's talents we know it's two-way. They are privileged too to have such a talented organist play their organ.

[@volkmarbusse]

From beginning to end, a wonderful journey through all timbres, epochs and construction phases with this extraordinary instrument from the Netherlands . But also an exceptionally knowledgeable organist and musician who brings us closer to this instrument in a warm symphatic way. I enjoyed every minute.👌

[@gdebergh7875]

I am totaly agree with you ! Furthermore, knowledge and demonstration of these 2 organs on only 3 h, it's realy very exeptional !!!

[@JeffWindoloski]

Love the reeds on this organ; a masterpiece!! 😊

[@gdebergh7875]

Very impressive, Paul, your mastery of these 2 organs in only 3 hours including the long presentation of the Hinzs organ. Passion, energy, inspiration, what a beautiful gift from heaven, dear Paul, you have received 😀😀 (and bravo for all your very clear explanations as I mentioned in my mail)

[@gdebergh7875]

Volkmar Busse Oh, 3 hours only, wow! Did you see this in Kampen? ---- Infortunatly no! (I am in France) and I did not know the Paul program in Netherlands. In fact, I just read the Paul respons at Dirk Smits one day ago in the Hinzs organ file: "I only had about 3 hours for both organs there, so I had to get used to it pretty quickly" . In this case, it's absolutely amazing Paul's ability to appropriate an new organ and take advantage of colors and registration.... Guy

[@anthonyshiels9273]

This particular Organ is described very appropriately as "monumental".

[@PaulFey]

Definitely!

[@RudiKeersemaker]

First, you played this organ on Sweelinq, and now the real one! Very nice, Paul, looking forward to this video.

[@pieterdemol9688]

Strong fingers Paul....heavy to play...and a beautifull demo

[@PaulFey]

Thank you so much for watching! 😀

[@smalltownorganist7581]

Love these videos!!! A fantastic showing of organs, I have not found anyone who does organ tours better than you. Who honestly love to visit some of these organs in person!

[@g.k.failla9389]

I'm glad to see you explored the possibilities of the Hintz organ (one of my favorites). You will be well prepared when you visit again. Good luck with your tour of the U.S. and hope you do play in Chicago!

[@EElgar1857]

I missed this one somehow, until now. A very special organ, and you did a superb demo! I was there on an organ tour, and no-one wanted to play the voices by themselves, so I found this really wonderful; thank you! 🐧😁

[@bluemax2491]

Thank you for explaining all the workings of that organ! It sounds magnificent with you at it's keyboard and the church is absolutely gorgeous!

[@karegnal]

Nice work, Paul. Wonderful combination of passion and presentation, thank you!

[@PaulFey]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@garynorton4647]

This is my favorite organ. I love the flutes with tremolo. I always wanted a presentation of this great organ. You did such a great job with this. Thank you so much.

[@KiaTaatje]

This makes us nearly Homesick .....to listen to this brilliant organ and ORGANIST ...many thanks .

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Thank you Paul for a brilliant presentation of this beautiful organ! It's so wonderful to hear you play!😁👏👏👏❤️

[@TimvanElderen]

Dear Paul, you truly are one of the greatest young organists of your generation! Congrats on the wonderful mix between improvisations (a bit of Propitius at the end there?) and an organ demonstration. Could you please make a video of how you improvise in your style? I would love to be able to improvise like you do, specifically the fantasia's like the one from Rotterdam on the "Old Hundereth". I am a young organist in the Netherlands (15 years old) and think my congragations would love improvised service music in your style. Kind regards, Tim

[@user-bm8zi8uh6k]

The Hinsz organ is magnificent! Thank you for your most informative and engaging tutorial. I love the reeds on that instrument. I love reeds on the organ because they add such vibrancy to any registration. Your energy in sharing these magnificent instruments and the energy that is behind every piece that you play speaks to me. That is the work of the Spirit of God within you. Many brilliant organists play technically masterful, but without the energy from God it is only performance. You’re a great example to my students and myself of what a tremendous ministry of music that we can all embrace. Music should reflect the character of God and everything that I hear you play does that! Bless you, my friend.

[@paean109]

Thank you, Paul. I love these kinds of videos. So interesting to learn things like this. The open display of the pipes and the stone figures is stunning to see. It was so fantastic to hear you play at the end of the video. Spectacular. Greetings from Canada.

[@anglicanman1]

Thank you Paul for your demonstration of the Hinsz organ, but my favorite is still the 2 manual Sauer organ at St Peter and Paul’s Church Waltrop. Keep going back to hear that amazingly complete organ!😳😁

[@PaulFey]

Thank you so much for watching! Oh yes.. the Sauer is absolutely incredible!! 😀

[@classicalmidiorgans]

You are going to have the time of your life Paul !!! You will be playing the greatest organ of The Netherlands! It can not get much better then this !!!!. I remember as a 14 year old ( 47 years ago) being in that church with over a 1000 people singing with Willem Hendrik Zwart at the organ - at the Theologische Hogeschool dag.- it gave me the goosebumps just being part of such a massive performance singing together psalm 68 or 150 with people from all over the country. Something like that is hard to replicate in these days...were you there ? Let me know !!!!! So many great players have been at this organ giving concerts- the list is endless...

[@PaulFey]

I‘ve been there last week and really enjoyed it! These times with hundreds of people there singing must have been amazing!! 😀

[@charlesnorman1464]

These sounds give a glimpse of the glory of God. Transformative this and the superb chancels organ. Danke sehr, Paul!

[@owenesquivelph]

Bravo! This is why Johannus, Hauptwerk, and Sweelinq recorded it as a sampleset...

[@gerdavanloo-vogelzang9065]

oooooohhhhhh you haven't told me when you were here otherwise I would peek around the corner and would take pictures of you playing Paul...😉 and normaly the organ players have regestranten with them because it is so large to reach out. but it sounds awesome thank you for the Organ Demo Tour

[@charlesdavis7087]

Thank you so much Paul. This was very special for me getting to hear you just playing around and sharing your discoveries about this organ with all of us out here in KZbin Land. Blessings on all you love.

[@williambonacci792]

Paul, what a great demonstration!

[@bowlerrollercoaster]

Love the demonstration! Absolutely one of my favorite organs of the Netherlands. Also the organ Oude Kerk in Amsterdam

[@PaulFey]

Thank you so much for watching!! It definitely is one of the best in the Netherlands! 😀

[@wouterfggerritsen]

It's great to see you made it to Kampen. When the renovation of the Schnitger organ in Zwolle is finished, I hope you will also be invited to play it. Love the way you are explaining the instrument!

[@PaulFey]

Oh I‘d love to play the one in Zwolle too! Thank you for watching! 😀

[@mspg2]

another great demonstration - great to hear historic organs played and used to full advantage

[@dersachse7482]

Große Freude und Dankbarkeit 👏👍👌

[@PaulFey]

Danke 😀

[@spmoran4703]

It's a outstanding sound .

[@WINCHANDLE]

Wunderbar as usual Paul!!!

[@gero6488]

Eine Königin unter den Orgeln. Unbeschreiblich schön. 👌👌👍👍👏👏

[@PaulFey]

Vielen Dank 😊

[@charlessiegler6303]

This definitely is a highlight of my birthday weekend! Never forget this demo 😎

[@PaulFey]

Ooooh, happy birthday then, Charles!! 😀

[@volkmarbusse]

Happy birthday, Charles!🎉

[@kopfhorer5742]

Das ist ein Leckerbissen für meine Kopfhörer. Danke Maestro Paul Fey 👌👌👌

[@PaulFey]

Dankeschön 😀

[@ThePseudoDionysius]

Thank you. A beautiful organ sound.

[@romanpo270]

Beautiful organ! Thanks for your work!

[@PaulFey]

Thank you for watching! 😀

[@BramdeGraafOrganist]

Thanks Paul for this wonderful demonstration of the famous Hinsz-organ. I played here 2 years ago, it is for sure one of the most beautiful organs in The Netherlands.

[@edmondjeandebergue7969]

Magnifique démonstration proposée par un très brillant Organiste. Monseigneur DE BERGUE, Archevêque d'Irénopolis pour l'Eglise Vieille-Catholique Orthodoxe.

[@PaulFey]

Thank you very much, Monsignor!!

[@howardbaitcher5464]

Thank You for sharing this VERY fine instrument with us.

[@PaulFey]

Thank you very much for watching! 😀

[@nicomonster2487]

Bedankt voor de mooie presentatie Paul! Ik hoop dat je nog veel op Nederlandse orgels kan spelen! Laurenskerk was ook mooi!

[@HorstB.-nf6nd]

Hervorragend, die Orgel und der super Organist. Ich bin begeistert . 👍👌👏😀

[@PaulFey]

Dankeschön 😀😀

[@rowanlidbury]

I could just listen to that action all day. I love how you sneak well known tunes in. I hope they can save this precious building.

[@n.g.g.3113]

Fantastische Klänge, Bravo 👏🙏👍👌

[@PaulFey]

Dankeschön 😀

[@marioribeirodeazevedoneto311]

Belíssima performance Paul Fey. Parabéns, congratulation! Excelente órgão. BRASIL

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

This gonna be great Paul!😁👍

[@charlessiegler6303]

Peter, I’m so happy he made it to Kampen! This demo will be a highlight of my birthday weekend!😁

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

@@charlessiegler6303 Yes that's great! Yes it gonna be great to see this!😁👍

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

@@charlessiegler6303 Happy birthday in advance!😁🎆🎉🎂

[@jimforsyth6000]

You sound super excited and understandably so.

[@alexdeutscher3146]

Diese Orgel hat wirklich wunderschöne Klänge!! Mein Traum ist eines Tages sie persönlich, hören zu können!! Danke , dass du uns dieses schöne Instrument gezeigt hast!!

[@PaulFey]

Vielen Dank, das freut mich sehr! Es lohnt sich!! 😀

[@gcvanwerd1]

Psalm 42 at the end , like I have never heard it before !! Wow, what a nice performance, especially the pedalwork .Thanks Paul !!

[@blasebalg3686]

Danke das Sie mit mitgenommen haben an diese prächtige Orgel. Bravo 🙏👍👌👏

[@PaulFey]

Danke fürs Zuschauen 😀

[@vewilli]

Wunderschön klingende Orgel mit traumhaft schönen Prospekt. Sehr interessant auch die Register, die man vor dem Herausziehen leicht anheben muss! Gratuliere zur Demonstration dieser Orgel. 👍🏻💪🏻🙏🏻

[@ralphchou4719]

Thank you for this demonstration of a great organ. It sure looked like hard work playing it with everything drawn. Good that you have the physical strength to play it!

[@PaulFey]

Thank you so much for watching, Ralph!! It actually was alright to play - or I got used to the harder action 😀😀

[@gerdavanloo-vogelzang9065]

@@PaulFey try grote kerk Apeldoorn or nieuwe kerk Katwijk there you have to work sweat on your head hard work on these organs I heard

[@jillhertzog6365]

I love it Paul you are the best 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@PaulFey]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@jamesjasch3525]

Wonderful. Good teacher Paul

[@Christina-yo8qw]

Das ist dir wieder gut gelungen. Prima Paul

[@PaulFey]

Vielen Dank 😀

[@orgelpfeife5268]

Super Video, herzlichen Dank !!!!!

[@MarekMichalakMusic]

Super gelungene Vorstellung einer der, meiner Meinung nach, schönsten Orgeln Europas. Sehr schöne so viele dieser Register und Kombinationen zu höhren. Hinsz war ein großartiger Orgelbauer, dessen Zungenwerk und Mixturen oft sehr schnell erkennbar sind. Das Pleno dieser Orgel........da bekommt man Gänsehaut nur beim zuhöhren über Kopfhöhrer. Auf der eigentlichen Orgelempore muss das wohl noch intensiver sein. Und in der Orgelmusikwelt der Niederlanden hat Kampen ja uach einen hochen Stellenwert. Auch schön zu sehen, wie gut und selbstbewusst Du so ein Video in Englischer Sprache machst. Hut ab! Jetzt müssten wir Dich irgendwie nach Zwolle und Groningen bekommen 😉

[@peteacher52]

Thank you Paul. This organ is one of my favourite Dutch instruments, from the time of Wim Zwart to Ab Weegenaar. I know it was based on the great Zwolle organ through the Schnitger family, but I've never heard its component sounds so clearly explained and demonstrated. Ask your agent to book an NZ tour for you; Auckland Town Hall, Klais organ; Auckland Cathedral, Nicholson organ, new; St Matthews Auckland, "Father" Henry Willis organ and many other excellent organs.

[@pillaroliver]

Love the combination of prestant and octav at 6:30 sounds amazing love your improvizations! :)

[@steffensindermann3220]

Hey, lieber Paul. Super Demo dieser sicherlich schwer zu spielenden Orgel. Man sieht es an den schwergängigen Registerzügen. Jedoch klingt dieses Instrument immer noch sehr schön und mächtig. Ich habe schon mal vor einigen Jahren ein Konzert von Gert van Hoef auf dieser Orgel gesehen! Danke für die Vorstellung und für Dein Spiel. Wie immer sehr professionell von Dir dargeboten. Ich wünsche Dir eine schöne Zeit. Bis demnächst. Liebe Grüße schickt Dir. Steffen aus Görlitz.

[@PaulFey]

Vielen lieben Dank fürs Zuschauen!! 😀

[@roniesanderson]

I felt the top keyboard Dulcian sounded like a Crumhorn. Thanks again for this amazing demonstration.

[@orgelschlager1159]

Fantastisch, ich bin begeistert 👍👍👌👌🙏🙏

[@alois2709]

Sehr schön Paul Fey, vielen Dank 👌👌👌

[@hansbeestman7460]

Dank Hans uit zwolle mooi hoor

[@chrisgunther6847]

Sehr schön anzuhören Paul Fey 👏👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@PaulFey]

Danke 😀

[@willg1604]

Thank you for demonstrating the organ. It is one of my favorite instruments in the Netherlands. I have a recording of the late Klaas Bolt playing it (former church organist of the Muller organ at Haarlem). Frans Caspar Schnitger worked on it I believe. The console is a little similar to Zwolle (St. Michael's). I think Frans Caspar probably rebuilt the console however I am not sure. Correct me if I'm wrong. I speak of these details because I am really into organ histography. W.

[@ekort8600]

Very nice of you that you left some flutes out by the tuti of the organ. Some organplayers wont do that and then it makes the organ scream like a old woman. Some People in Holland loves that strange enough and even some famous dutch organplayers will do such things. You made the tuti sound very nice. Next The Schitger in Groningen maybe??

[@Dutchcaniac]

Thanks for your demonstration of this wonderful Hinsz organ. Interesting from the Hinsz organs is , is the difference in style between his oldest and youngest organs. You can hear the difference in sound between the Baroque Schnitger inspired organs and the period after the baroque. Have you ever visited the Hinsz organ in Leens? It is recently restored. Sietze de Vries demonstrates it at youtube.

[@williamsimonds5429]

Mr. Fey - Are there any video(s) on KZbin with you doing improvisations . You are surely a natural for this art.

[@franziritter]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@volkmarbusse]

👌

[@elisabethalt1138]

Was für eine orgel❤❤❤

[@jdkoozer]

I have many concerts saved by My Great Friend and his many Concerts on this Fijn Orgel. MagicalPipes

[@johnanderson3700]

Very good demonstration. How unusual is it to find a 3 ft. Stop? Here in the states I cannot recall ever finding one on an organ. Your sense of registration is excellent, as usual.

[@PaulFey]

Thank you very much, John!! As far as I know the 3 foot stop basically is the equivalent to the 2 2/3‘ Quint in our modern organ culture 😀

[@PaulFey]

I‘ve also seen it on Silbermanns organs for example!

[@natecamilleri3937]

Hook + Hastings used 3' sometimes for 2 2/3

[@organistpeter]

Ein Video geiler als das Andere ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@williamsimonds5429]

Great Organist - Great Organ (Pun Intended) - Bill Simonds - 80 y.o. - Richmond, Virginia - formerly with Moller Pipe Organ Company

[@arashmansoori6063]

Thanks for the very nice video. Would you mind please name the songs you played in this video, specially the last one with full stops? Thanks 🙌

[@PaulFey]

All of the music you can hear here is improvised 😀😀

[@dirksmits4421]

Hey Paul Great job How long did you practice to find all the proper stops?

[@PaulFey]

Thank you so much for watching, Dirk! I only had about 3 hours for both organs there, so I had to get used to it pretty quickly 😀

[@dirksmits4421]

@@PaulFey you are the best!

[@GerbenvdBrink]

Very cool video! Maybe you could play a psalm on one of those organs, like you did with psalm 42 from John Propitus…?

[@c.g.5590]

Vielen Dank. Das war großartig mit dieser schönen Orgel

[@EduardQualls]

Octaaf 8' of the pedal division? (When you got to the pedal, you appeared to be both time-constrained, and a bit tired from all the stretch-and-pulls the stop actions require.) You're right that this organ's pedal division is rather thin. With keyboard divisions this large, at least one 32' stop and a good mixture would be hoped for on the pedal. Of course, equally puzzling or odd, is finding out that, after Hinsz worked on rebuilding the organ in 1741-3, the independent pedal stops weren't added until 1788-1790 by H.H. Freytag and F.C. Schnitger, Jr.

[@danielgyorky8357]

The ending is gorgeous! Wher could i find the sheet music for the "as the deer" toccata?

[@kempedkemp]

Oh, can you just imagine performing antiphonally with the choir organ?

[@elisabethalt1138]

Oh so Klanggewaltig🎉Schön das du so supi Orgel spielst❤

[@joshiscool6958]

Hey which is the part shown in your short video?

[@PaulFey]

Thats not released yet - its a separate piece by Zwart 😀

[@danielgyorky8357]

33:31

[@Daniels-io1sp]

Why don't You show the name of they organ's stops?

[@PaulFey]

Because it is too much work to show each stop name on these larger instruments, thats why I‘m saying them😀

[@Ares-ji7kp]

Can you show me the building?

[@TomPauls007]

aha, the organ can run out of "breath." They should have a donation drive to add another Orgoblo blower!

[@howardbaitcher5464]

NO, you can’t take it home..

[@PaulFey]

☹️☹️☹️

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

​@@PaulFey It had been great if you could take it with you home but sadly it's not possible!☹️☹️🫠😉

[@JonahHalfmannOfficial]

​@@peternaryd_operasinger I just say: Hauptwerk / Sweelinq

[@markwalford-groom]

2ft 4ft 8ft ...in out in out with this organ size does not matter ..........(oops sorry)

[@lolek3165]

Please dont use 16 stops in baroque organ😢, it is not combining well

[@PaulFey]

But what are they there for then! 😀

[@geminian7846]

Why on earth not? I'm sure Bach used them!

[@schil109]

There is a pressing argument to use a 16 foot stop in the plenum in some baroque organs. Namely, when these have a 6 foot rank in their mixture. If that is the case, one has to include a 16 foot, otherwise the plenum will sound ugly. This one can experience for example at the famous Muller organ in Haarlem and the Vater-Muller organ in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam and several other ones in the Netherlands. On large French baroque organs one may even encounter a 12 foot rank in a mixture! It goos without saying that inclusion of a 16 foot then is absolutely mandatory!

[@wouterattheorgan]

i visited a Jürgen ahrend organ a whole while back and the organist told me that Jürgen himself told him that when the silver gets engaged (so a mixture) you also need to add a 16' stop on that manual if it is there a well voiced organ will sound very complete and round without even needing pedal sometimes